Randeep Jha[1]

Randeep (born 27 Oct 1982) is an Indian filmmaker known for his storytelling with minimalistic shots, stark realism - combining them with a vision very rare. Starting with his short film Kartaa (2018), he made three back to back critically acclaimed works- his debut (digital) feature film Halahal (2021), Netflix Original series Kohrra (2023) and, Trial by Fire (2023)[2], which he co-directed with Prashant Nair.[3]

Early Life and Work In 2004, Randeep joined theatre at Barry John's Theatre in Education (TIE) company, New Delhi where he worked for three years and taught drama at a school in New Delhi. Randeep moved to Mumbai in 2008 and worked in television for three years before working in films. [1]

Career Randeep started his film career as an assistant director in Dibaker Banerjee's Shanghai (2012) and started assisting Anurag Kashyap in Ugly (2013) and Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) and went on to be the chief assistant director in Mukkabaaz (2017). Randeep's first directorial venture was a 20 minute short Kartaa (2018) which he also produced and co-wrote with Adamya Bhalla. It was presented by Anurag Kashyap. Randeep made his feature debut with Eros Now’s critically acclaimed film Halahal (2020), a neo-noir investigative crime drama loosely based on the Vyapam medical scam. The film's lead actors were Sachin Khedekar and Barun Sobti. [1]

Randeep's next was an intense Netflix original, Trial by Fire (2023)[2] which he co-directed with Prashant Nair. Trial by Fire is a crime drama series starring Rajshri Deshpande and Abhay Deol. The series was based on the book written by Mrs. Neelam Krishnamoorthy who tragically lost both her children in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy. Randeep's latest work Netflix's Kohrra [3] released on July 15th 2023. The series was produced by Clean Slate Filmz and showrun by Sudip Sharma. Suvinder Vicky played the lead role along with Barun Sobti in the series. The series also earned Randeep plaudits a plenty.

Other work Randeep has also worked as an actor in Anurag Kashyap’s segment of Netflix's Lust Stories (2018) and Nikkhil Advani’s Hero (2015).[1]

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Randeep is an Indian director, writer, and actor. He has worked on numerous successful projects including Kohrra, a neo-noir thriller set in Punjab which he directed, and Trial by Fire, a compelling thriller series based on the Uphaar Fire Tragedy starring Rajshri Deshpande and Abhay Deol, which he co-directed. Randeep made his feature debut with Eros Now's critically acclaimed film Halahal (2020), an investigative crime drama that was highly praised and recommended by prominent Indian filmmakers and producers.

After studying acting with Barry John's theatre troupe, Randeep moved to Mumbai in 2008 to pursue his ardour for directing. In 2018, he directed the short film Kartaa, which was presented by Anurag Kashyap. Additionally, he was an associate director on Anurag Kashyap's Ugly, and has been part of several projects like Mukkabaaz, Raman Raghav, and Shanghai as an assistant director. Reliablerani (talk) 04:34, 26 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

  1. ^ a b c d Jha, Randeep. "Career". imdb.
  2. ^ a b Jha, Randeep (Jan 26 2023). "Trial by Fire". Sonal Pandya. Hindustan Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b Jha, Randeep. "Kohrra". Akriti Anand. News 18. Retrieved 9th March 2024. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)